The Netherlands keeps New Amsterdam after the second Anglo-Dutch war. Well, at least I was planning a Prussian Indochina in my timeline which had that as a POD.How could we get a Prussian Indochina, and have Prussia keep the colony up to and including the Great War, if one does arise. Bonus points if you can make Indochina still a heavily German Oriented Set of states till this day.
Prussia had been urged to annex Formosa by France in the 1850s or so.
Why did the French urge them to do that![]()
Why did the French urge them to do that![]()
I'm not familiar with that. However, France did attempt to grab Taiwan for itself in 1884, which prompted the Qing dynasty to elevate it to the status of province (until then it had been a prefectorate of Fujian).Prussia had been urged to annex Formosa by France in the 1850s or so.
I'm not familiar with that. However, France did attempt to grab Taiwan for itself in 1884, which prompted the Qing dynasty to elevate it to the status of province (until then it had been a prefectorate of Fujian).
Interesting, so the best idea would be during 1871, as a war payment, in exchange for Prussia being nicer elsewhere.
What consequences might this have on future German Colonization
In OTL, having Indochina enabled the French to carve up a sphere of influence in Yunnan, a result of which was the Hanoi-Kunming railway. Doubtless if the Germans have Indochina, they'll do the same. And while in OTL they waited for the convenient murder of two missionaries in 1897 to seize Qingdao (a Chinese saying at the time went, "When the missionaries show up, the soldiers aren't far behind"), with a secure foothold in southern China they may not consider they need an excuse at all to spread their presence to Shandong.Yes, I agree that the Germans will move to East Asian matters... Bigger slice of China than Tsingtao?
Perhaps Siam may become wary of Germany if the latter acquires a colonial presence right across its eastern border.Also, considering the close relations of Germany-Siam in OTL, will Siam be even closer?